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Premium Times Court denies KC Luxury bail, orders speedy cocaine charges trial

Trial judge ruled that the defence failed to provide sufficient medical evidence to justify his release. The post Court denies KC...

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Premium Times Niger govt mourns crash victims, says driver was returning with staff

The Niger State Government says the driver involved in a fatal crash on the Minna-Bida Road was returning from a trip with governm...

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Premium Times Transcorp posts 18% drop in nine-month profit as revenue shrinks

Revenue, according to the conglomerate’s newly released unaudited financial report, retreated to N357.4 billion from N412.4 billio...

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Premium Times Shettima says enterprise key to Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy

“Our ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar economy cannot be realised by government alone. It requires an ecosystem in which bus...

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Premium Times 68 killed as two Spanish high-speed trains collide

Rescue workers continued searching the wreckage for survivors and victims of the crash, which involved two trains carrying more th...

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Premium Times Environmental group opposes proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom forest reserve

An environmental group says a proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom’s embattled Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve could deepen ecological des...

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Premium Times World Bank projects 23% rise in global commodity prices in 2026

The projection is contained in the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, released on Wednesday The post World Bank...

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Premium Times Zenith Bank expands digital payment options with Google Pay launch

From Nigeria’s first ATM gallery to the phone in your pocket, Zenith Bank continues its technology-led approach to making payments...

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Premium Times Police, youth clash in Ondo community over farmer’s murder

The youth reportedly attempted to lynch the murder suspects but were prevented by the police, resulting in a mob reaction from the...

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Premium Times Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after late Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti

The late elder statesman and Afenifere leader died last Tuesday. The post Senate asks Tinubu to rename education institution after...

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Vanguard Dickson urges INEC to probe alleged AI-generated voter photos

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has urged the Independen...

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Vanguard Alleged $2.1m land deal: Lawyers bicker over case against Wike’s son

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Two senior lawyers have engaged in a war of words over the ongoing case concerning an alleged $2.1m...

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Vanguard Fubara warns Rivers traditional rulers against partisan politics

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged traditional rulers in the state to remain neutra...

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Vanguard Police arrest two over alleged kidnap plot in Kano

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old men over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of...

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Vanguard Osun IPAC disowns members on Adeleke’s PCC list

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Osun State has disowned individuals listed as representatives...

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Vanguard Alake denies $700bn minerals sale, inaugurates Nigeria-US committee

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has dismissed reports that Nigeria sold $700 billi...

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Vanguard Reps threaten arrest warrants for telecom CEOs

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has threatened to issue arrest warrants against chief executives of telec...

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Vanguard Shinkafi to INEC: Withdraw Yau’s name as APC senatorial candidate in Zamfara

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Following the Court of Appeal judgment upholding the nullification of the APC primary in Zamfara Nor...

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Vanguard INEC verifies 5,277 functional BVAS machines in Benue

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 5,277 of the 5,381 Bimodal Voter Ac...

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Vanguard Reps summon navy, police, customs over recovered assets

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has summoned the Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Customs Ser...

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Vanguard Oborevwori signs five bills into law in Delta

By Egufe Yafugborhi and Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has signed five bills into law, saying th...

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Vanguard Moonshot: Atiku woos founders, engineers; promises tax relief for startups

Atiku said young Nigerian companies have shown they can compete despite unfavourable government policies, and he promised to creat...

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Vanguard Police arrest NSCDC officer over shooting at Kubwa market

By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a Deputy Superintendent of Corps with the Nige...

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Vanguard How UK-Regulated Online Slot Platforms Introduce New Games

Nigeria’s mobile-first entertainment culture has made digital services part of everyday life. From streaming and messaging to spor...

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